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Monday, April 15, 2013

Extreme Makeover: Playhouse Edition

Wow, it's been a while since my last post! Since finishing the built in's back in NOVEMBER, we have been going NON STOP! I would say that Christmas got us busy, but that'd be a lie. Honestly, the love of my life turned 2 on April 6, and I spent every bit of my extra time, since Christmas, planning her big Toy Story birthday bash!

We had a great time! And even though my little Buzz Lightyear isn't smiling, it's only because I made her stop playing for a quick picture!! I can't believe time has flown by so fast!

So, during my hiatus, I didn't completely give up my DIY project addiction. Instead, I chose small and quick projects to keep my withdrawl symptoms at a minimum. One of my favorites was our Little Tikes playhouse Makeover. My mom found this gem for me on a local facebook "Beg, Barter, Buy & Sell" group for only $20.00!

These groups are a great way to find awesome deals AND be able to see the profile of the person you intend to purchase from. Unlike craigslist, you are able to make a judgement call on whether or not they are a total sideshow or not. Safety first, people! ;)

With a little bit of Valspar Plastic Paint, we turned the dirty and unkempt playhouse into THIS:

The entire project took about 2.5 hours from start to finish. Since I decided that I wanted a two tone effect, I had to blue tape everything! Pain in the rear end, but totally worth it. Mr. Awesome and I plan to make her a concrete paver foundation and possibly put a few flowers around it in our backyard! I will keep you all updated on the progress! If anyone else completes a project like this, I'd love to see it!

Mrs. Awesomepants

Hello! Hi! Hola! Hey! Good Day! Nice to Meetcha :) Any way you wanna say it, I'm glad to finally be posting instead of just talking about it. I'm sure my husband is too! My name is Jessica Wall, his name is Joshua Wall, and we have the cutest, most independent little girl you'll ever meet, named Olivia Wall. Get it? Walls Under Construction? Yeah, I thought it was clever too ;)

We bought our first home in July 2009 and have absolutely fallen in love with DIY projects. It's become our passion, really. I firmly believe that there is nothing that my husband can't do. Over the years, we have gotten more and more confident in the projects that we have tackled. Before our daughter was born, we stuck to the "small" stuff, ie: frames, wall art, uh, frames. There wasn't much motivating us, I guess because it was easier just to buy it (or dream of buying it). But then, we found out we were going to have a baby. She was, and still is our motivation... to be better. I wanted her to have a beautiful nursery with chair railing, crown moulding, and built in closet shelves. That was our first "big" project. After completing her room, we were hooked (because it looked awesome, obviously). So, we figured, why not blog about it? Let's share with our friends and family & others who may want to venture into the world of DIY, and let them see what kind of shenanigans we have run into! So, here goes.... Walls: Under Construction!